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Diffstat (limited to 'tmux.1')
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -478,12 +478,37 @@ It may be used alone to target a pane or the window containing it. arguments are .Xr sh 1 commands. -These must be passed as a single item, which typically means quoting them, for -example: +This may be a single argument passed to the shell, for example: .Bd -literal -offset indent new-window 'vi /etc/passwd' .Ed .Pp +Will run: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +/bin/sh -c 'vi /etc/passwd' +.Ed +.Pp +Additionally, the +.Ic new-window , +.Ic new-session , +.Ic split-window , +.Ic respawn-window +and +.Ic respawn-pane +commands allow +.Ar shell-command +to be given as multiple arguments and executed directly (without +.Ql sh -c ) . +This can avoid issues with shell quoting. +For example: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +$ tmux new-window vi /etc/passwd +.Ed +.Pp +Will run +.Xr vi 1 +directly without invoking the shell. +.Pp .Ar command .Op Ar arguments refers to a |